Buga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Buga in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BugaValle del Cauca (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Buga plotted against Valle del Cauca and Colombia. The SNDi of new construction in Buga peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Valle del Cauca which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Colombia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Buga's incremental SNDi fell from 2.24 to 2.06 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Buga ranked 3rd out of 7 cities in Valle del Cauca and 18th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.06
Rank in Colombia
11th of 83
Rank in Valle del Cauca
3rd of 7

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Colombia
18th of 83
Rank in Valle del Cauca
3rd of 7

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.433.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BugaPalma SorianoHonghu

Buga, Palma Soriano, and Honghu all built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved in new street construction. For the full network, Buga and Palma Soriano both became progressively more disconnected, while Honghu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Buga and Palma Soriano have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.